Petunia Species, Prostrate Petunia, Violetflower Petunia, Wild Petunia

This is a hot perennial in south Alabama! It is an excellent ground cover and tolerates humid heat of the southern Alabama climate witho...Read Moreut fail. I grows in the sand on the beach. It is somewhat aggressive, evergreen and blooms all year. Absolutely a fabulous petunia!

Grows very easily from seed and flowered all summer long. I already have seedlings where it has reseeded in one of the containers that I...Read More had it growing in this summer.

I also want to add that here in my zone 5-6 garden in western NY, this petunia does reliably reseed the next year. From one basket that I planted last spring I made up 3 large baskets from reseeders this spring after the old basket sat out in the garden all winter long and the new seedlings started to bloom when they were only about 2 inches tall.

Addition to my original description: I have had reseeders since the first year growing this plant. This year I filled two hanging baskets and bordered one new flower bed. I also have several growing in various locations around the garden. It just keeps on giving. By the way it is stunning with Salvia guaranitica 'Black & Blue'

Grows easily from seed (available from JL Hudson's). Beautiful small pink/magenta flowers; no dead-heading; spreads and weaves easily amo...Read Moreng the perennials.

This plant grows wild all over Brooklyn, New york coming up in every crack and crevice,blooming all summer long. They are not perennial h...Read Moreere,at least I don't think so. But I've been seeing them in every dooryard garden for as long as I can remember. A very beautiful and loyal plant.

A species petunia with a lax sprawing habit, spreading outward rather than upward. Flowers are only 2-inches wide and cover the plants al...Read Morel summer long. It's an excellent choice for the front of the border or spilling over the edge of a container. P.violacea is a parent to many of the hybrids on the market today.